7th Grade PE #2 Review

Front

According to Frederick Jackson Turner, what did the frontier represent to Americans?

Back

A symbol of opportunity and progress

Front

Why do you think the Lewis and Clark expedition brought goods to trade and give as gifts?

Back

To establish friendly relations with Native American tribes

Front

What does the name “Corps of Discovery” tell you about members’ views of the expedition?

Back

They viewed it as a journey of exploration and learning.

Front

Why did Thomas Jefferson commission multiple expeditions into the Louisiana Territory?

Back

To explore and map the newly acquired land

Front

Why would certain groups have found the Neutral Ground an appealing place to settle?

Back

It was a place free from government control.

Front

Which groups lived in the Louisiana Territory, and what languages did they speak and religions did they practice? Options: French settlers who spoke French and practiced Catholicism, Spanish settlers who spoke Spanish and practiced Protestantism, British settlers who spoke English and practiced Hinduism, Dutch settlers who spoke Dutch and practiced Buddhism

Back

French settlers who spoke French and practiced Catholicism

Front

Which group had a significant influence on the culture of the Louisiana Territory? French settlers, Spanish explorers, British colonists, Dutch traders

Back

French settlers

Front

Why did the territorial government incorporate elements of existing systems of government in the Orleans Territory?

Back

To maintain continuity and stability

Front

A house built out of grass

Back

sod house

Front

What was a "Mountain Man"?

Back

American frontiersmen who explored and trapped in the Rocky Mountains during the 19th century.